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New Release ~ A Simple Regret ~ by ~ Lacey Block

Title: A Simple Regret

Series: Cooper Town Boys #4

Author: Lacey Black

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Neighbors to Lovers, Small Town Romance

Release Date: September 1, 2026

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Camden

The day she left town was the day I changed. Maren Holm walked away without so much as a glance back, taking my heart with her. Everything we had talked about, planned for, the life I thought we both wanted together, just vanished, leaving me alone and miserable. That’s when old Camden was replaced with the fun-loving, carefree guy I am today.

Then, out of the blue, she returned.

My new next-door neighbor and I have a past, and it’s one I don’t want to dredge up. The problem is she has a son. The cutest three-year-old boy, who pulls at the strings of my damaged heart and refuses to let go. Together, they make me want…more.

But I just don’t know if I’m capable of giving her my heart a second time.

Maren

Returning to Cooper Town was exactly what I needed. I wanted my son, Theo, to experience all the perks of small-town living. With the help of my dad, I found the perfect location to start over. Except, my new neighbor and I have a history. A very painful one, and even though I knew I’d likely run into him again, I never expected it to be in my own driveway.

Suddenly, my past is standing directly in front of me again.

He’s still angry, not that I blame him. I walked away from him, from the life we both wanted. It wasn’t easy or right, but I had my reasons. Now, being around him is stirring up old feelings, especially when I see him with my son. Their bond is instant, and before I know it, I’m being drawn right back in to the Camden I used to know and love.

Only this time, it’s not just my heart I’m risking, but Theo’s too.

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USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and three rowdy chickens.

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New Release ~ The Summer Between Us ~ by ~ Jennifer Probst

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Once a rising surf champion, Rowan Delaney now works at a Waikiki surf shack, her ocean view a constant reminder of the injury that ended her career. Then she meets Kelsey, a lonely young girl on vacation who has her eyes on the whitecaps and a hunger to ride them. Teaching her is the first thing that’s felt right in months. The only problem? Kelsey’s controlling, workaholic single father—who’s far too attractive for Rowan’s peace of mind.

Hawaii is strictly business to Everett Hale. Open a luxury hotel, secure his promotion, and return to New York with the moody daughter he’s struggling to reach. The last thing he needs is a stubborn free spirit like Rowan teaching Kelsey to chase waves instead of opportunities. But she’s showing his daughter how to be fearless—and making him fall for the one woman he can’t take home.

Like the perfect wave, one summer could change everything…and neither of them is ready for the fallout.

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Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since.

She is the NYT, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over 60 books in contemporary romance fiction. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, spent 26 weeks on the NY Times. Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries, sold over a million copies, and was dubbed a “romance phenom” by Kirkus Reviews. She loves hearing from readers. Visit her website at www.jenniferprobst.com. Sign up of her newsletter to receive a free book.

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New Release ~ Devil’s Reign ~ by ~ Sasha Leone

Title: Devil’s Reign

A Dark Mafia Romance

Series: Bratva Empire #1

Author: Sasha Leone
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

Tropes: Forced Proximity, Touch Her & Die

Hidden Identity, Protective Hero

Release Date: August 31, 2026

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He saved my life… then claimed it for himself.

They call Ivan Petrov The Devil.

Powerful. Ruthless.

Sinful.

The feared Bratva enforcer rules over New York without mercy.

So when I walk in on him executing a hit, I figure my life is over.

Instead, he shields me from danger.

And decides I belong to him.

In a heartbeat, I’m handcuffed. Gagged.

Thrown into a luxurious cage.

That’s where I get my first good look at him.

Storm-blue eyes.

Towering, broad shoulders.

Black ink snaking up his thick forearms.

“What am I going to do with you, my little spy?”

And his voice…

If I could speak, I’d tell him I’m innocent.

Except I’m not.

I stepped into his dark world on purpose.

And I can’t leave until I find the twisted truth I’m after.

Even if that means losing myself to his obsession…

And giving in to temptation.

No Cheating x No Cliffhanger x HEA Guaranteed.

*Devil’s Reign is Book 1 in Bratva Empire, a series of interconnected standalone dark mafia romances following the powerful Petrov siblings. Each book features a new couple and a guaranteed HEA.

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Sasha Leone writes dark, suspenseful romance novels about powerful mafia kings and the women who bring them to their knees.

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New Release ~ I’m Already Gone ~ by ~ I.S.A. Bella

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Ethan and I were supposed to last forever.

High school sweethearts. Husband and wife. A family built on love.

Until he destroyed it.

One betrayal shattered everything I thought was unshakable, leaving me with no choice but to walk away from the only man I had ever loved.

Four years later, I’ve learned how to survive without him.

Now I’m carrying a truth heavier than his betrayal.

For the sake of our children, I have to find the courage to tell him.

Even if it means letting him back into my life.

Even if it means giving him the chance to fight for forgiveness.

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I.S.A. Bella is an introverted romance writer by night and a full-time human resources professional by day. She lives with her husband of twenty-two years in Ohio.

Reading and writing have always been her way of “escaping reality.” Despite her dream of becoming a writer being sidelined by life’s demands, her husband encouraged her to take the plunge and publish her first book, He Found Me, on 2/14/2023, marking the beginning of her Beautiful Broken Pieces series.

I.S.A. Bella is a sugar junkie, always has a pack of gum with her, and is a huge mental health advocate!

When she is not reading or writing, you will find her in the kitchen baking a crap load of sugar, binging the next series on Netflix, watching movies (huge superhero fanatic), reading on her Kindle at all hours of the night, or watching TikTok videos.

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New Release ~ The Silent Hour ~ by ~ Munroe Blooms

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Julia Marcelli traded pieces of herself for a life nothing like the one she once imagined.

A powerful husband.

A beautiful home on the Miami coast.

Twin daughters she loved more than herself.

While Ethan Marcelli built his empire inside courtrooms and backroom deals, Julia built a life around him—softening her edges, quieting her ambitions, becoming the perfect wife standing beside him.

For eleven years, she believed love meant loyalty.

Until the silence between them started to rot.

Late nights. Careless lies. The lingering scent of another woman where it didn’t belong. And beneath Ethan’s polished charm, Julia begins to uncover something far uglier than betrayal.

Because in their world, secrets have a way of turning deadly.

As the life she built begins to fracture, Julia finds herself pulled toward a darker world waiting beyond her husband’s carefully crafted illusion—a world of obsession, power, violence, and dangerous men watching her far too closely.

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Munroe Blooms is a Hawaii-born author who writes dark romance filled with obsession, feminine resilience, and the messy reality of loving people who are beautifully flawed.

She lives a quieter rural life with her husband and their ever-growing mini farm of animals, and spends her days balancing chaos and creativity.

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Excerpt Reveal ~ The Challenge ~ by ~ Penelope Ward

Title: The Challenge

Author: Penelope Ward

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Single Dad, Second Chance, Forced Proximity

Friends to Lovers, Small Town, Found Family

Release Date: August 30, 2026

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There was so much I wanted to know about his life. More than anything, I wanted to ask what he’d dreamed about when he called my name. I was also tempted to ask about Effie’s mother. He’d said they were divorced, but was she still in the picture? Why was Effie living with him full time?

But instead of unloading all my questions, I scratched my pounding head and asked, “Do you have coffee here, by any chance?”

Rather than answer, he stalked over to a cabinet above the fridge—the one place I hadn’t checked.

With my arms wrapped around my chest, I watched as he pulled out a filter and placed it in the machine before scooping some grounds. I admired how the muscles in his back moved with the motion of his arms, the way his jeans hugged his ass.

After he started the pot, the room filled with the bubbling sound of coffee brewing. Evan turned toward me, and we stared at each other in tense silence.

“How did you sleep?” he finally asked.

“Not bad, all things considered.”

“All things being me?” He arched a brow.

“I have nothing against you, Evan.”

“Oh really? Because that unhinged letter you wrote me says otherwise. It’s not like time could change all that. Especially when we haven’t been in touch since then. I never reached out. And you never called, either.”

“I was very emotional when I wrote that letter.” I gulped. “And drunk. I wasn’t supposed to send it. It was just meant to be a way to let out my feelings.”

“So, why did you send it?”

“I wish I understood…”

“You mean to tell me you don’t still feel that way, even a little?”

My gaze fell to the floor. “It’s been a decade. Like I told you, I’d been drinking, so I don’t entirely remember what I wrote.”

Evan scratched his chin. “I don’t know if I believe that.”

I looked up. “Regardless of what unkind words I expressed in a drunken, regrettable moment…I’ve moved on.”

“Doesn’t seem like you’ve moved on given the way you raced out of here yesterday to find another place, just so you didn’t have to look at me.”

“Well, you weren’t exactly welcoming.” He was right that I’d raced out of here. But his assumption that I didn’t want to look at him? No. After all these years, it was still hard not to look at him.

The coffee gurgled to signal the end of its cycle. Saved by the gurgle.

Evan opened the cabinet. To my surprise, he set down two mugs and began preparing my coffee just the way I liked it: two sugars and heavy cream. He stirred and then handed it to me.

“Thank you.”

I didn’t have to ask how he knew the way I took it. Back when he’d been living with us, Evan and I had often caught up over coffee in my family’s kitchen before the crack of dawn while everyone else was asleep. So this was far from the first time he’d prepared a cup for me. Little did he know, I’d actually had my very first cup of coffee with him. When I’d started getting up early to join him, I hadn’t tried coffee yet. But I’d pretended to need the caffeine just as much as he did, though the only morning jolt I’d wanted back then was Evan. The smell of coffee right now, the smell of him… I was drowning in nostalgia, tinged with a bittersweet knowing that so much had changed.

We stood across from each other, silently sipping our coffees as if this was some sort of duel—who could drink it the fastest without saying anything?

Eventually, Evan set his mug down. “There are fresh towels in the linen closet off the hallway. Effie has some girly bodywash in the shower, if you need it. Pomegranate scent or some crap.” He lifted his mug again and added, “You look like you could use a shower.”

I couldn’t help but laugh. “Thank you. I guess I’ll take a shower before I head out to look for a place. I’ll let you know if I find one, so I can get out of your hair.”

He took a sip and saluted me with his mug. “Good luck with that.”

It was embarrassing to think I hadn’t taken a shower since I left Chicago. I grabbed a couple of towels from the closet and headed into the small bathroom.

After sliding the shower curtain open, I smiled at the sight of both masculine and “girly” bodywash side by side. As the warm water rained down on me, I squeezed pomegranate shower gel into my hand and thought about how cute and honest Effie had been last night when she’d come into my room. Closing my eyes and trying to relax, I took my sweet time lathering my body and massaging my neck. After I finished what turned out to be a twenty-minute shower, I stepped out and wrapped myself in a towel. But a loud crash just outside the door caused me to jump. “Is everything okay?” I called.

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SINGLE DAD

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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE contemporary romance…

Nothing says welcome home like accidentally moving in with your first heartbreak…and his little girl.

Coming back to my small Wyoming hometown was supposed to be temporary. I only planned to stay long enough to help my ailing mother and sort through the mess of my family’s old belongings.

Instead, I somehow ended up living in Evan Ricci’s house. The single dad now owned a bunch of properties and one of them was the place I’d rented. He’d taken it off the market and moved in before I got there. I just never got the memo. Unfortunately, there was no other place in town available, so Evan let me stay.

Evan—the guy my parents took in years ago after his mother died.

The same Evan who used to dare me into ridiculous challenges that somehow always made me stronger—a game we’d dubbed The Challenge.

The same guy who ultimately rejected me before I left for college after I’d finally garnered the courage to shoot my shot.

Now Evan was a rugged single dad with an eight-year-old daughter, a cocky attitude, and a dangerous ability to make me forget every reason I should still hate him.

Sharing a house with him should’ve been unbearable. Instead, it felt dangerously familiar, nearly making me forget that I had a life and a job to get back to in Chicago. I realized the biggest challenge wasn’t surviving living with Evan Ricci.

It was not falling in love with him all over again.

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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

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Book Tour ~ Smitty ~ by ~ L. Wilder

Title: Smitty

Series: Satan’s Fury MC – Little Rock

Author: L. Wilder

Genre: MC Romance

Tropes: Second Chance; Secret Baby; First Love; Brotherhood; Crime

Release Date: August 18, 2026

I had nothing when I found her.

No roof. No patch. No name that meant anything to anyone.

I was just a man clawing his way out of the dark.

She didn’t see a lost cause.

She saw me. Loved me.

But I had wounds even she couldn’t heal.  

So, I pushed her away.

Two years had come and gone.

I was no longer the broken guy with nothing.

I’d faced my fears and earned my patch.

I had everything I wanted. Except her.

I’d fought for a place I could call home.

Now, I would fight for her.

No matter what the cost.

Some people only get one chance at love.

I’m praying for a second.

Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller, L. Wilder, writes about hot, alpha men and the women who love them. She currently has six series available for readers: The Devil Chaser’s MC, Satan’s Fury MC, Satan’s Fury MC-Memphis, the Redemption Series, the Happy Endings Collection, and the Ruthless Sinners MC. If you’re looking for a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat and have you smiling like a school girl at the end, L. Wilder is the author for you.

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New Release ~ If I Didn’t Have You ~ by ~ Giulia Lagomarsino

Title: If I Didn’t Have You

Series: The Last Best Place for Love Book 7

Author: Giulia Lagomarsino

Genre: Small Town Romance

Tropes: Second Chance; Later in Life; Is It Over?; Rediscovering Love; First Love

Release Date: August 24, 2026

I lost my heart a long time ago to one woman.

The love of my life.

The mother of my children.

I could weather any storm with her by my side.

But I lost sight of that somewhere along the way.

Holding her in my arms as she nearly died tore me to shreds.

I vowed a long time ago that I would never let anything happen to her, and I failed.

And now she was ready to leave.

Not because I didn’t protect her, but because I lost sight of who we were.

That was all about to change.

Because if there was one thing I knew for certain, it was that life just wasn’t worth living without her by my side.

I’m a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, “No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book.” I didn’t think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn’t already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven’t been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.

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New Release ~ Red Wine Lover ~ by ~ Kristin Jeffries

Title: Red Wine Lover

A Small Town Romance Perfect

for Lovers of Growly Guys and Kissing K9s

Series: Tales from the Chocolate Lab Café #2

Author: Kristin Jeffries

Genre: Small Town Romantic Comedy

Tropes: Golden Retriever/Black Cat, Love at First Sight

Found Family, OTT Protective MMC, Meddling Fur Babies

He Falls First, Forced Proximity, Later in Life Love

Release Date: August 21, 2026

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Their dogs tricked them into one bed, but will their secrets kick them out?

Lauren escaped to Dogwood to start over, taking her Papillon dog, Baby, and her secrets with her. Running from her toxic ex and those who said she was too poor, too weak, too good-girl to make it at her age.

She’s ready to stand on her own two feet—well, her own two red, high heel, De Luxe Chucks. And she found the perfect place to launch her dream French bakery just down the street from her bestie’s café.

Unexpected distraction…or attraction? A certain tatted, black-bearded, sooty-eyed Frenchman, whose dimples don’t quite make up for his over-the-top watchful ways.

Wine seller Jean-Luc was struck by a coup de foudre—thunderbolt of love—the stormy night they met. He promised to return to his family wine estate, yet he can’t get the stunning and sassy Lauren out of his head.

Sure, Lauren parked Jean-Luc in the friendzone—she needs friends more than flings right now. But why is the recovering bad boy so hot to protect her at any cost? And why does he hide from thunderstorms just like his rescue Bernese Mountain Dog, Cabernet?

When instant BFFs, Baby and Cab, force the couple into sharing one bed, the stakes just get higher. Will they unleash their deepest desires? Or will they fall prey to their regrets and run from forever love?

Can Lauren and Jean-Luc trust each other with their hearts…and ALL their secrets?

Red Wine Lover is a swoony, spicy romcom featuring a belly-button-baring wine tasting, matchmaking fur babies, meddling found family, and all the rich, full-bodied feels.

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Kristin Jeffries writes about her favorite escapes—romcoms and dogs—from her home in Portland, Oregon. After years in health care marketing, she decided to prescribe a dose of healthy escape from daily stress for romance readers like her. Kristin draws her inspiration from her family’s past Chocolate Lab Café in a small Midwest town. Plus, she’s married to the original red hot roaster who advises her on all things coffee. And she injects her affection for a long line of smouchy pups, including an IRL Pirate, into her tales.

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New Release ~ Power Play ~ by ~ Delta James

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𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.

I built my career helping powerful men close impossible deals. I never realized I was helping them destroy lives.

Arthur Harrow gave me everything: a future, a career, a second chance. For five years, I trusted him completely.

Then I uncover a pattern buried beneath the deals I helped structure.

Companies destroyed from the inside. Families ruined. Collapses that were engineered, not inevitable. And every analysis that identified the pressure points has my name on it.

I built the scalpel. Someone else did the cutting.

Evan Kincaid is the last man I should trust. He operates in the shadows of Arthur’s world, watching me with an intensity that feels equal parts protection and obsession. The deeper I dig, the more dangerous things become, and the harder it is to resist the man pulling me into the fire.

Then I learn the truth.

Evan has been lying to me from the beginning.

I should walk away. But someone knows I’m digging. The threats are escalating. And the only man dangerous enough to stand between me and what’s coming is the man who betrayed me first.

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He catches me watching him over the top of my laptop. The look he sends back promises more than words ever could.

The casual way he returns to the dishes without acting on it is its own kind of power play. He is patient.

He will be there when I look up.

That used to terrify me.

Now the terror has a different shape:

it is the fear of wanting this much and being right about it.

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If steamy alpha males, curvy heroines, and just the right amount of paranormal growl are your thing—meet your new favorite author: Delta James.

A USA Today bestselling queen of romantic suspense and paranormal heat, Delta writes fast-paced, heart-racing, panty-melting stories featuring strong women, dominant men, and more than a few fated mates. Whether it’s shifters howling in the wild or billionaires brooding in boardrooms, her books always bring the spice.

Delta didn’t grow up dreaming of writing romance. In fact, she launched her author career in 2018 after deciding her second act in life needed more passion… and possibly more bite. Since then? She’s published dozens of books across series like Wayward Mates, Otter Cove Shifters, Club Southside, Tangled Vines, and Mystic River Shifters—each one a decadent dive into danger, desire, and often, some well-placed discipline.

She lives in Florida with her pack of loyal basset hounds (aka editors with long ears and zero chill), and when she’s not writing steamy scenes or plotting revenge for her latest heroine, she’s probably riding horses, walking the beach, or white-water rafting—because why not?